Hebrew · H802, H5237 · unreviewed

נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת

A woman · strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )

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אִשָּׁה H802 a woman
Pronunciation ishah
Woman or wife; context determines meaning—marriage, gender, or relational status all collapse into one term
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נׇכְרִי H5237 strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )
Pronunciation nokĕriy
Denotes the fundamentally "other"—from foreign nationals to adulterous lovers to divine wonders—marking exclusion or transgression.
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What does נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת (nashim nokhriyyot) mean in the Bible?

אִשָּׁה · נׇכְרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "Foreign women, women outside covenant allegiance.". Foreign women, women outside covenant allegiance.

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Meaning

Foreign women, women outside covenant allegiance.
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